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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Well, the tournament here in Portland is ending later today and I got to work what I think was the 3rd grade title game.

3rd grade games can also make you smile.

Mark,

Yesterday, 3rd grade girls game (CYO) the final game of their 10 game season. At 3rd grade, they allow each player on each team to shoot FTs at half time, with the results added to the 3rd quarter score. If there is a differential between numbers on the team, the team with fewer players can make up the margin by having players shoot twice, so that each team shoots the same number.

Anyways, my partner has Team A and they have 9 players. I have team B with 7.

My players all shoot, from a modified imaginary line at about the 8 foot mark. 1 shot goes in. Coach gets 2 more shots.

He brings the smallest girl out to shoot. He kneels down next to her and is whispering to her. She's got a big smile on her face. She looks confident. Shoots -- airball.

I expect him to bring in another player for the last one, but no, same girl is going to shoot. At this point the light goes on that this girl hasn't scored all season, and he's trying to get her a point.

Again, he's down on a knee, whispering encouragement or telling her a joke, or somesuch. Anyways, up the shot goes... nothing but net. Girl goes crazy, coach goes crazy, fans go crazy.

It felt like I offered a little fist pump, but maybe that was just my imagination.